Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Leuchtmittel Global South

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die auf ihrer Reise das Land erschufen

examining how caste and class are as indelibly etched into the object as its physical details

growing up near the palace and the royal family

points of view

Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Leuchtmittel Global SouthObjects talk back Meena Kandasamy contemplates the Mithuna couple, a 17th century ivory sculpture from Tamil Nadu, India. Starting from this depiction of lovers, the author unfolds a multilayered narrative that moves in several directions through images, questions, and contradictions. "How can we look at this piece without talking about who created it?" she asks, examining how caste and class are as indelibly etched into the object as its physical